Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Irish of Gaoth Dobhair Irish of An Ceathrú Rua Irish of Corca Dhuibhne

/ɣ/ /ɣ/ consonant dorsal fricative velar velarised voiced /ɣ/ consonant dorsal fricative velar velarised voiced /ɣ/ consonant dorsal fricative velar velarised voiced

<a ghá> ‘his need’

▶ / a # ˈ ɣ æː / / a # ˈ ɣ aː /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɣ ɑː / / ə # ˈ ɣ aː /

▶ / a # ˈ ɣ ɑː / / a # ˈ ɣ aː / 8045

<an-Ghael> ‘great Gael’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ / 8096

<an-ghal> ‘great steam’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ a l / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ a lʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ au ʟ / 8097

<an-ghaol> ‘great relationship’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣ eː ʟ / 8098

<dá> ‘two’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ æː / / ˈ d aː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ ɑː / / ˈ ɣ aː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː / / ˈ d aː / 8306

<dhún> ‘close (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ ʉː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣ uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ ɣ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ ɣ uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɣ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣ uː ɴ / 8325

<dó> ‘for him’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɔː / / ˈ d ɔː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ oː / / ˈ ɣ oː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ oː / / ˈ d oː / 8339

<dom> ‘for me’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ d uː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ ʌ mˠ / / ˈ ɣ o m /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ mˠ / / ˈ d u m / 8341

<ghalaigh> ‘evaporate (past)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̠ʲ ɛ / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟʹ e /

▶ / ˈ ɣ a . l̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ɣ a . ʟ i ɡʹ / 8427

<ghaolta> ‘related (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɣ iː ʟ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ ɣ iː l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɣ iː ʟ . t ə /

▶ / ˈ ɣ eː l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ ɣ eː ʟ . t ə / 8428